title: Maternal mortality.
abstract: Maternal mortality in Chittaranjan Seva Sadan, Calcutta, in 1983, 1985 and 1986 was 2.45, 3.01 and 2.8 per thousand respectively. Abortion contributed a little in 1983 and 1985, whereas it was 15.7% in 1986. Haemorrhage was the commonest single cause of death in 1983 (28%) and 1985 (21.4%) as opposed to eclampsia in 1986 (28.9%). Infective hepatitis during pregnancy and labour was the commonest indirect cause of maternal mortality followed by anaemia. Usual difficulties like lack of antenatal care, multiparity, low socio-economical status, illiteracy, etc, in populated developing countries are responsible for this sad state of affairs in this country as well.
authors.affiliation: Chittaranjan Seva Sadan College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Calcutta.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nandi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors